Firefly’s Catch Plan, SpaceX+FAA Conflict, & New Glenn Milestones | This Week In Spaceflight

This week in spaceflight, Firefly Aerospace plans to catch their rockets just like SpaceX's Starship, China's rocket lands hard after a failed hop test, and NASA fuels Europa Clipper ahead of its upcoming launch. Meanwhile, the SpaceX and FAA drama intensifies with heated Congressional debates and accusations. Plus, Blue Origin fires up the New Glenn second stage for the first time. We’ve got all this and much more!

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🎥 Footage from: Jack Beyer, Max Evans, Tyler Gray, SpaceX, Deep Blue Aerospace, NASA, Roscosmos, Blue Origin, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, CCTV, Longshot Space, SpinLaunch, CASIC/CCTV, Rocket Lab, NASA/GCTC, CCTV/CASC, ULA.

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[MrKellymcilrath]

Thanks Elysia for another awesome TWIS! & thank you NSF!

[zueceromero]

They doubted SpaceX but now everybody's copying them😂😂

[coffeecuparcade]

My favorite Space presenter! I swear you should also be a voice actor. You would do well :)

[TrueAmericanaheart]

Nobody saying they’re not doing their job, they’re not doing it fast enough and this could compromise our national security. Nevertheless, SpaceX has the highest safety record.

[IsabellaIsabella-mctx]

Hi Elysia great explanation. Thank very much and NSF team wonderful. ❤❤❤

[archierush]

Heres a cool little detail i think most know since we’re all nerds, during the intro of both this and Starbase updates, you may see coordinates at the bottom of the screen like at 0:18. The ones that they pause on lead to Cape Canaveral’s LC-39A and for StarBase updates, the very centre of Tower 1’s OLM. A nice little easter egg for us nerds to find

[dennisschrock]

This is the updates i prefer then the other NSF videos, jmo

[jimmyjam]

Firefly catching the booster at this point is a hoot and quite the stretch. Not even fully developed yet and no where near flight ready. Why would they even say this. Miles is miles on this one. Cmon man!

[BenjySparky]

Elysia and NSF, y'all rock! Peace

[johnfitz]

the idea of putting stuff into space with a big gun is a OLD idea. The gun that was used still exists (it is in a state of disrepair).

[SeanSimpson-ps]

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

[dylanm.]

I HOPE people start copying what SpaceX is doing. Someone needs to take these big ideas even further, and more importantly, someone needs to compete with SpaceX.

[ramontejada]

Aha! I got you! You got so nervous answering the questions from congressmen! 🏃‍♂

[EarlDick-oh]

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You do not need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

[paulmoffat]

The section on Longshot Space, is a 're discovery' of tests done at Redstone Arsenal in the 90's, where their objective was to test hypersonic aerodynamics in the Mach 7+ ranges of a projectile, and was reported in 'Air and Space' magazine. The article also stated that a scaled up version, could potentially place cargo into orbit for about $1.50/Lb. Their method used a 'ram accelerator' as part of the initial impulse and ignition of the propellant.

[forthrightnight]

"...later, in the future, ..." that's a new one. I like it. @7:50

[cadenhowlett]

a bit of an amateur question here: why doesn't superheavy / starship have legs for landing like falcon boosters? too big?

[tmg]

I think it's great that companies are now not afraid to experiment and try new things even they do appear to be wild. Like the age of sail giving way to the age of steam.

[kokomo]

Did no one at NASA see the movie? Europa is off limits!!!

[RonP-utcr]

The FAA Director wants SpaceX to have a safety program like Boeing my God I hope that don’t happen. Boeing pays off oligarch. SpaceX pushes the boundaries of what’s possible!
Boy has left astronaut stranded. SpaceX takes them there and back routinely.